This is just an idea that had come to my mind. I don't know why either. I guess I was inspired by my friend and her boyfriend. He looks exactly like Kurama. Really.

Well, on with the story . . .

Don't own anyone except my own characters.

"talking" 'thinking/kurama and yoko talking to each other' :story title: chapter number end chapter (AN) +flashback+ -POV-

: Given No Choice to Deal With . . . Hell :

Chapter One

It was about 5 a.m. in the morning and the sun was just coming up behind the hills. Green eyes opened slowly, focusing on an object in front them.

Golden hair flowed silently in the soft breeze coming through the open window, mixing in with the snow white sheets and pillow that sat beneath it. The delicate breathing that came from the other bed was the only other sound in the small room, besides the growing chirps from the birds outside.

Kurama sat up slowly, not wanting to disturb the peaceful figure across the room, knowing she would wake up at the slightest sound. He easily set his bare feet on the ground, letting his paranoid eyes wander the room. Getting up and heading to the dresser, he opened the drawer soundlessly and grabbed a pair of clothing. Shutting the drawer, he headed to the bathroom and closed the door. Turning on the hot water in the tub, the fox stripped down and stepped in, letting the hot man-made rain pitter-patter against his well-muscled body.

The fox demon moaned with pleasure as he scrubbed his shoulders with the pine-scented soap, letting it caress the tight muscles. Oh, how he needed a massage! He leaned against the wall, allowing the rain to rush over his body, matting his long hair to his back and shoulders. He thought back to how he came to be here . . .

Flashback +

Koenma sat in his high-backed chair, looking at the papers in front of him. Kurama sat before him, his eyes closed in tiredness. Ever since the demons had been escaping from the Demon Realm to the Human Realm, he hadn't been getting much sleep.

Not that Hiei, Yusuke, Kuwabara, or Botan had either, mind you.

Koenma cleared his throat and set the papers down. He stared at the fox's tired features, sighing.

Kurama opened his eyes and glanced warily at the thousand year old toddler before him. "Why have I been called down here?" the red haired fox asked leaning back slightly, resting his aching head on the spine of the chair. He gazed intently at the "Head Ruler of the Spirit World," his bright greens never leaving the squinted ones before him.

Koenma cleared his throat again. "I need you to watch over another spirit detective I've hand-picked for at least a month. Please, she's in need of your assistance."

Kurama sighed. "Why can't you send Yusuke or Hiei or even Kuwabara? How about Botan? Isn't she supposed to be the one who watches over these people?"

The toddler shook his head. "Yusuke is too busy to do that. Hiei is also too busy, and I don't trust Kuwabara with another girl. Besides he's too weak for the job. I know his spirit sword has gotten stronger, but not strong enough for this job. As for Botan, she's very busy with another assignment I've given her."

"Why does she need to be protected anyway? She has powers, right? Why doesn't she use them?" the fox demon asked, already annoyed from the lack of sleep. (AN - you know how you get from not having enough sleep?)

"She's still in the training stage. It'll take a while for her powers to reach their full potential."

Kurama sighed rubbing his eyes. This was going to be a long month . . .

End Flashback +

Kurama sighed again and shut the water off, grabbing a towel before stepping out and wrapping it around his slim waist. He grabbed a brush from the shelf beside the mirror in front of the sink and began brushing his rose-red locks, getting all of the knots out and making it as smooth as silk.

He was about to begin brushing his teeth when he heard a soft moan come from the other side of the door. He cracked the bathroom door open just in time to see the young sixteen-year-old turn to her other side, facing him now. At least she wasn't awake yet.

He closed the door and began doing what he was doing before.

-Kay's POV-

I rolled over and over again trying to go back to sleep. I hadn't gotten much sleep last night because of those same nightmares that won't leave me alone. I had tried to act like I was asleep when Kurama had gotten up and went to the bathroom. Truth is, I had been up since two in the morning . . . and I don't think I should tell the fox demon. He'd probably get hysterical and try to make me go back to sleep even though we had work to do.

Don't think that I want that today. Nope. Not really.

I finally sat up, angry and annoyed at the fact that I couldn't get back to sleep. That's when Kurama came in, dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt along with a vest/robe, with green trims, covering it, reaching down to his knees; white pants to match. Not to mention the white shoes. He also had a red sash that he used as a belt. His long red hair looked perfect sitting lightly upon his shoulders, rolling off to his back in a smooth wave. He looked great. To me at least.

He looked up noticing for the first time that I had been watching him the whole time.

"You're up, I see," he said smoothly, his Japanese accent slightly heavy. "The bathroom's all yours."

I nodded and got up, pushing the warm covers off of my silky green pajamas. Striding over to my dresser, I pulled out my clothing and headed over to the bathroom, passing the fox demon on the way.

I shut the door and locked it.

"What? Don't trust me?" I heard Kurama's voice from the other side of the door, in faint humor.

"Habit," I answered and started the water.

-Ten Minutes Later-

Kay opened the door only to be greeted by bright green eyes and rose red hair.

Kurama blinked, arm raised as though he were about to strike something with his fist.

"Kurama?" Kay asked a little surprised at his actions.

"Umm . . . I was going to ask . . . umm . . . if you were ready?" he said still surprised at the predicament. He blushed as he caught look at her clothing.

Her attire consisted of a gold trimmed, light green tank-top that ended just above her belly-button and dark camouflage shorts to match. Her boots reached up to the middle of her calves, its trimmings also gold. Around her neck sat a necklace of a Japanese symbol meaning "Dragon" in silver. Her golden-brown hair sat in a ponytail, making her slender shoulders stand out a little more.

"You're the 'Year of the Dragon' aren't you?" Kurama asked keeping his blushing under control.

Kay cocked her head in slight mock. "You like or something?" she smiled.

Kurama scratched his head, his long bangs covering his eyes as he tried to conceal his crimson cheeks. "I guess we better get going. Hiei and Yusuke don't like to be kept waiting. As for Kuwabara . . . I can't leave him and Hiei alone together, and I don't think Yusuke would help that much."

Kay nodded and grabbed her bag, following the red head out the door eagerly. She was finally going to meet, what Koenma called, Team Yusuke! She'd heard a lot about the team from Kurama and Koenma, but she'd never got to meet them. Until now.

-The Park-

Kurama scanned the city park quickly, trying to find his friends/teammates. Kay stood beside him, playing with her necklace in boredom.

"So, where are they?" she asked getting slightly annoyed. She placed her hands on her hips in anticipation.

"They're supposed to be here, unless they got tied up with the demon problems." His emerald orbs skimmed the land, resting on three forms standing at the end of the park, two of them (one short, the other tall) were arguing. "Uh, oh."

"What?"

Kurama shook his head. "They're fighting again."

"Who? Hiei and Kuwabara?" Kay asked shielding her eyes with her hand, peering into the distance to try to get a better look at the three figures. "It looks like they started to really fight!" She started laughing at the sight. "And I thought that this was going to be another boring meeting!"

Kurama sighed. 'It was supposed to be a boring meeting . . . Figures, nothing's boring around them,' he thought to himself. He ran a hand through his rose hair and sighed again as Kay bounded off to the waiting three. He strode after her and waited patiently as she introduced herself to Yusuke. His emerald eyes glanced over to Hiei and Kuwabara while they argued again about Yukina, Hiei's sister, whom Kuwabara is in love with. "How long have they been at it?" he asked Yusuke.

The older spirit detective looked at him and shook his head while shrugging his shoulders at the same time. "Five hours straight. They were going at it way before we even came here."

'It's a wonder they haven't killed each other yet.' a deep voice commented in his head. It began laughing at the thought of Kuwabara's dead body laying on the ground with Hiei as the victor, his sword high in the air. 'It would be a shame if we lost Kuwabara, you know? Hiei would have to pay the funeral bills. Not to mention, he would have no one to argue with but us.'

'You're insane, Yoko.' Kurama told him. He turned his gaze back on the wide-eyed form of Kay. She was watching the fight with interest, her eyes getting wider at each punch.

"Do they always fight like this?" she asked in wonder as one of Hiei's kicks made contact with Kuwabara's stomach, sending the human flying through the tree behind him. "Shit. Nice kick."

Hiei landed gracefully on his feet, his eyes closed knowingly that the red-haired human wouldn't be getting up any time soon. He opened his eyes as the fox's light footsteps reached beside him.

"Did you have to do that?" Kurama asked, looking down at the black-haired demon.

Hiei shrugged and walked back to Yusuke, glancing slightly at the girl beside him. "Who are you?" he asked her.

She smiled at him. "I'm Kay," she said reaching out her hand in gesture.

He looked at her hand and then back at her. Hesitantly, he reached his own out and shook hers. "Hiei," he said quietly. He looked over at the red-haired fox tending to the unconscious human. "Is she the one Koenma told us about?"

"Sure am. Got a problem, short stuff?" It was true. The black-haired demon's forehead reached to her nose.

Hiei's red eyes flashed crimson and he raised his arm ever so slightly as if to strike the girl for the comment. Yusuke smirked.

"You and her going to have a practice match?" he asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

End Chapter One

I thought I would end it on a cliff hanger . . . Will Kay and Hiei fight each other? What will happen? Stay tuned to find out!

R&R!